Surprised, but Yan Xishan finally accepted this reality.
At that moment, Yan Xishan said again: "Now, Fu Zuoyi's pressure is much lighter."
Yan Xishan is really full of resentment towards Fu Zuoyi now. From the very beginning, Yan Xishan knew that Fu Zuoyi was not a one-of-a-kind talent, so he has been working hard to cultivate him. Fu Zuoyi also lived up to his expectations and graduated from Baoding Military Academy with excellent results.
, and then returned to Shanxi to join Yan Xishan's Jin army.
In the warlord melee that followed, Fu Zuoyi became Yan Xishan's number one general, and made many military exploits for Yan Laoxi. However, after the Battle of Taiyuan, Fu Zuoyi began to be dissatisfied with Yan Xishan, and Chiang Kai-shek knew about this.
After the incident, he took the opportunity to interfere and set up a Northern Route Army, and simply let Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army set up its own branch.
Now, Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army is no longer under the command of Yan Xishan.
Generally speaking, the Jin-Sui Army will be divided into a whole. In fact, this is not the case. After the Battle of Taiyuan, the Jin Army and the Sui Army were actually divided into two different systems. Fu Zuoyi's Sui Army was already its own system. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Lao Chiang Kai-shek
He also strongly supported Fu Zuoyi to contain Yan Xishan, so much so that Fu Zuoyi became the King of North China.
Of course, these are things for later, Fu Zuoyi's life is still very embarrassing at the moment.
Because Yan Xishan is petty-minded and a very vengeful person, he already holds a grudge against Fu Zuoyi.
This time the Japanese army attacked the Yellow River openly and secretly attacked Suiyuan. Yan Xishan not only did not plan to send troops to flank the Japanese army and coordinate with Fu Zuoyi, he even secretly ordered the Jin army to prepare. What to prepare? Prepare to wait for Fu Zuoyi's Suiyuan army to be defeated and take the opportunity to accept it.
The Suiyuan Army's territory, and by the way, the stragglers of the Suiyuan Army were recruited.
In other words, Yan Xishan deliberately wanted to watch the fire from the other side.
And deep down in his heart, Yan Xishan hoped that Fu Zuoyi would be defeated.
In Yan Xishan's narrow concept of right and wrong, Fu Zuoyi betrayed his great benefactor and was a white-eyed wolf. White-eyed wolves should not have a good end. Therefore, when he learned that the Japanese army stationed in Mongolia had mobilized a heavy group of troops and divided it into two
Lu besieged Wuyuan, but he was actually very happy because Fu Zuoyi was finally going to receive his retribution.
But now, the Eighth Route Army suddenly came out with a Chahar Independent Regiment that they had never heard of before. Moreover, this Chahar Independent Regiment recovered almost the entire Hetao Plain by itself, which caused heavy damage to the Japanese army.
, then, in turn, it gave Fu Zuoyi great support.
In this way, the situation in Suiyuan will most likely disappoint Yan Xishan.
The adjutant said: "Otherwise, the final outcome of the Loop is still unknown."
"That's right." Yan Xishan was just regretting that God was blind. When he heard this, he immediately perked up and said, "That's right. Why did I forget that little Japan still has an infantry regiment in Hetao?
The team plus an independent mountain artillery brigade, a cavalry division of the Puppet Mongolian Army, and the Chahar Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army may not be able to block the Japanese counterattack."
The reason why Yan Xishan knew that the Japanese army had so many troops in the Hetao was not because the Jinsui Army's intelligence system was so powerful that it was able to obtain such top-secret information. In fact, it was the Japanese army's secret service that proactively leaked it to him. The Japanese army's intention was
In order to intimidate Yan Xishan, the Jin army was forced to remain neutral during the battle in which the Mongolian troops encircled and annihilated Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army.
In fact, the Japanese army simply overthought it, and it was impossible for Yan Xishan to send troops to respond to Fu Zuoyi.
The adjutant nodded and said: "Commander, it's not that we may not be able to stop it. Judging from my humble position, it certainly can't be stopped. We have fought so many large-scale battles with the Japanese army. Others don't know how powerful the Japanese army is. How can you, Commander-in-Chief?
Not sure? The Japanese army is attacking with tanks, artillery, and bombing planes. How can a few broken guns on Tubal Road be able to withstand it?"
"Yes, yes," Yan Xishan said repeatedly, "Tuba Road is definitely unstoppable."
…
Almost at the same time, in Wuyuan.
Fu Zuoyi said loudly in the conference room in front of more than a dozen senior generals of the 35th Army: "Everyone, Mr. Fu has had some contact with the Communist Party and the Eighth Route Army. He knows that the Communist Party is a well-organized political party, and the Eighth Route Army is even more
It is an armed force with strict discipline and strong combat effectiveness!"
After a pause, Fu Zuoyi continued: "So, I firmly believe that the Chahar Independent Regiment will be able to thwart the Japanese counterattack and regain the entire Hetao Plain! And this is a heavy blow to the Japanese, and in turn, it will be a heavy blow to us in the 30s.
This is a great encouragement to the Fifth Army. We must seize this opportunity to thwart this Japanese invasion!"
Now, Fu Zuoyi finally knows the news about the recovery of Hetao. To be honest, when he first heard the news, Fu Zuoyi's first reaction was disbelief. How could it be possible? With the strength of the Eighth Route Army, how could it be possible to recover the entire Hetao Plain? They just
It may not be possible to transfer all the river defense troops on the west bank of the Yellow River to the Hetao.
Fu Zuoyi did not dare to say that he had full control of the Eighth Route Army's forces in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, but he also knew that they were inseparable. That's why he couldn't believe it even more, because the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region not only had to deploy heavy troops on the Yellow River defense line in the east, but also had to be careful
The Japanese must also deploy heavy troops in the west and south to guard against provocations from Hu Zongnan and Yan Xishan's troops.
Under such circumstances, how many more troops could the Eighth Route Army mobilize to march north?
Because of this, Fu Zuoyi's first reaction was disbelief. In his opinion, this was simply impossible.
We really can't blame Fu Zuoyi for being stubborn, because he doesn't know the power of special operations at all.
Without special operations, the Eighth Route Army can only fight hard battles honestly. If this is the case, even if all the troops from the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region are mobilized, they may not be able to win the Yikezhao League, let alone send more flowers.
More than a dozen combat groups attacked more than a dozen county banners in Hetao at the same time, but with special operations, everything was immediately different.
Therefore, Fu Zuoyi could not imagine how the Chahar Independent Group could do it.
However, it is unimaginable and unimaginable, but Fu Zuoyi also knows that the Communist Party never talks nonsense.
Since the Communist Party dares to say that the Loop has been liberated, it must have been liberated! Although the origin of the Chahar Independent Group that liberated the Loop is unknown for the time being, but one thing is certain, that is, the incident that happened in the Loop
, will seriously threaten the Japanese army behind them, and at the same time greatly improve the dilemma faced by the 35th Army.
"Half a month!" Fu Zuoyi said in a deep voice, "As long as we hold on for half a month, the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia will have no choice but to retreat! Because the loss of Hetao not only means that the Japanese logistics supply line has been exposed to the Eighth Route Army's front, but also
It also means that they have lost the support of grain and grass from the big granary of Hetao!"
After a pause, Fu Zuoyi said loudly: "As long as we hold on for half a month, the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia will inevitably be forced to withdraw due to lack of supplies!"
Hearing this, the dozen or so senior generals of the Suiyuan Army who were present at the meeting suddenly became energetic. Before this, they really lacked confidence in winning this war of resistance, because the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia not only had a superior strength compared to their 35th Army.
, the equipment gap between the two sides is even greater, and the Mongolian army also has a powerful cavalry group!
Therefore, no matter how this battle is fought, the 35th Army has no chance of winning.
However, if you only stick to it for half a month, it will be a different matter immediately.
After all, the Suiyuan Army has been operating in Wuyuan for more than a year and has built a strong group of fortifications. With these fortifications, it may not be able to block the fierce attack of the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia for a long time, but it is possible to block it for more than half a month.
!So, when they learned that they only had to hold on for half a month, the generals of the Suiyuan Army immediately became more confident.
At the end of the meeting, the generals of the Suiyuan Army left one after another.
It wasn't until all the senior generals left that Deputy Army Commander Ye Qijie whispered to Fu Zuoyi: "Chief Commander, regarding the Loop, there is another possibility that you didn't mention just now."
Fu Zuoyi said: "You mean, the Eighth Route Army cannot stop the Hetao Japs from counterattacking?"
"So you know the commander-in-chief?" Ye Qijie was surprised at first when he heard this, and then asked, "I wonder if the commander-in-chief thinks that the Chahar Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army can stop the counterattack of the Hetao Japs?"
"Is there any need to say it?" Fu Zuoyi said angrily, "It must be unstoppable."
After a slight pause, Fu Zuoyi continued: "I don't know how the Chahar Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army captured the flags of the Yike Zhao League and a dozen other counties, but one thing is certain, the Japanese who stayed in Hetao are still
There is a regiment, plus the 1st Cavalry Division of the Puppet Mongolian Army in Altan Ozil, with a strength of nearly 10,000 people. This is definitely not something that a mere independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army can contend with head-on. Therefore, we still have to do a good job
Prepare to abandon the defense."
I bet what Fu Zuoyi just said was a lie. He didn't think he could defend Wuyuan at all.
"Abandon the defense?" Ye Qijie said in surprise, "Chief Commander, didn't you just say that you wanted to defend to the death?"
"Are you stupid?" Fu Zuoyi said angrily, "Have you forgotten the lesson of Taiyuan back then?"
Ye Qijie's heart sank when he heard this. When he was defending Taiyuan, Yan Xishan said that he could abandon the defense if he could no longer defend it. As a result, within two days, the Jin army outside Taiyuan was completely defeated. Although Fu Zuoyi fought desperately,
It was impossible to defend Taiyuan with only a defeated army of the 35th Military Region, so the city could only be abandoned.
Because of this, Fu Zuoyi and Yan Xishan officially fell out.
After a pause, Fu Zuoyi continued: "If I just said we would abandon the defense, would you believe it? Within three days, the last foundation of Wuyuan City would have been lost. In this way, we would have no time to move! We can only tell the soldiers
Only by holding on tightly will they be determined to fight to the death against the Japs, so that we will have enough time to transfer supplies."
"Oh, yes, that's right." Ye Qijie suddenly said, "Wuyuan City can be left to the Japs, but not a single bit of the cattle, sheep, livestock, military supplies and personnel in the city can be left behind."
